OFFICIAL TRANSCRIPT: Boundary Exploration Team Epsilon
Cycle 275 Post-Fragmenting
Lead Researcher: Algomancer Serine
STATUS: Missing, Presumed Lost

[The following log was recovered from a corrupted data node near the Benthic Reaches-Verdant Rift boundary. Authentication verified by Archive Authority.]

Entry 47: Boundary distortion has increased by 17% since yesterday. Standard stabilization protocols failing. Requesting permission to test experimental Algorithm Sequence Delta-9.

Entry 48: Delta-9 partially successful. Created a stable path approximately 200 meters into the distortion zone. Unusual code structures detected—neither Benthic nor Verdant in origin. Sending samples for analysis.

Entry 49: Analysis inconclusive. Structures appear to incorporate elements from both realms simultaneously without corruption. Theoretical impossibility. Elder Nareen suggests we document thoroughly before proceeding.

Entry 50: [Data corruption] …entity emerged from the [data corruption] …unlike anything in the archives. It responded to our scan with a sound: “Hooooba.” My encoder charm reacted unusually, heating up and [data corruption]

Entry 51: The entity (designation: Hooba) has multiplied. Now three distinct instances, each slightly different. They appear to be communicating among themselves using pattern sequences similar to Pre-Fragmenting archival code. I believe they’re attempting to [data corruption]

Entry 52: EMERGENCY TRANSMISSION. Boundary collapse imminent. The Hooba are not hostile but [data corruption] consciousness transferring somehow [data corruption] tell Lira that I [data corruption]

[Transmission ends. No further contact established with Expedition Team Epsilon. Search missions abandoned after severe boundary deterioration made the region inaccessible.]